Cherry Tomato Pasta

This simple, budget-friendly and deliciously beautiful cherry tomato pasta recipe is just perfect for Valentine’s Day. It’s so easy to prepare, with the cherry tomatoes lending this pasta their natural sweet taste and creating a dish with loads of vitamins and anti-oxidants.

I first discovered this when my fridge was nearly emptied out of fresh food, except for cherry tomatoes which we always snack on. Since then I have been cooking this pasta regularly, especially when I want a light and quick grocery shopping trip.

See Also:

• Cherry Tomato & Scallop Pasta Recipe
• Chocolate Fondue Recipe
• Strawberry Jelly Cheesecake Recipe
• Valentine’s Day Recipes

The star ingredient is cherry tomato, while the other ingredients such as spaghetti, chilli flakes, butter, garlic, olive oil and Parmesan cheese are pantry staples.

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Cherry Tomato Pasta

You can use a mix of different colours and variety of cherry tomatoes for this recipe.

Serves: 2

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

• 15 grams butter
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 20 cherry tomatoes washed and patted dry with kitchen towels
• 1/2 tsp chilli flakes to taste
• 3 garlic cloves thinly sliced or coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup dry white wine
• 2 servings (about 120 grams) of spaghetti or any pasta
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese optional
• finely chopped parsley
• sea salt and black pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Heat butter and olive oil in a large skillet pan.
2. Add cherry tomatoes, chilli flakes, garlic and white wine. Cook for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. At the 5 minute mark, crush or pierce gently with a fork, any tomato which did not burst during cooking.
3. While the tomatoes are cooking, bring a small pot of water to boil with 1 tbsp salt added. Cook spaghetti according to package instruction until al dente (firm with a bite; usually shaving about 2-3 minutes from package recommended cooking time).
4. Drain hot pasta and add directly to the cherry tomatoes sauce. Toss to coat evenly, adding some starchy pasta water to help bind everything together. Season pasta to taste with salt and pepper.
5. Divide pasta to two serving plates, sprinkle over cheese and parsley, and serve.

Ingredients Used: butter • cherry tomato • chilli flake • garlic • olive oil • parmesan cheese • parsley • Pasta Recipes • spaghetti • white wine